Sharon Ward



Sharon Ward is the Course Director for UK Compliance and is also currently working on the on-going Financial Services Skills Council/International Compliance Association Standards and Qualifications for Compliance project. Sharon was formerly the Compliance & Training Director for a large IFA network and more recently lead a compliance consultancy working with a variety of organisations providing compliance and training related services. She is the Chair of the Midlands Region for the Compliance Institute and a visiting lecturer at London Metropolitan University. Sharon has recently been appointed as a visiting lecturer to work on the University of Manchester Business School MBA in Wealth Management and will deliver the Management of Compliance, Regulation and Risk Programme on a global platform.

With an MSc in Financial Regulation & Compliance Management, together with a number of other industry recognised qualifications and over 15 years experience in the financial services sector, Sharon is a highly qualified compliance professional with extensive compliance and business experience across a number of financial services disciplines.